Brazil's Lula vetoes bill cutting former president Bolsonaro's sentence

‌Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula ⁠da Silva vetoed on Thursday a bill ​passed by Congress cutting ‍former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison ⁠sentence ‌for ⁠plotting a coup.

The bill ‍approved by lawmakers ​in December could ⁠cut the former president's ⁠prison term to just over ⁠two years. Congress can still ⁠override ‌Lula's veto.

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